Thenewexhibit
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That’s awesome to hear!Yes, stock, one of the first to be shipped to paying customers.
That’s awesome to hear!Yes, stock, one of the first to be shipped to paying customers.
Thanks for the reply! Two questions:
How many reducers are there that come with the Noctua, and which one did you use?
Also, the top cover was causing a problem as well? What kind of insulating tape did you use and how did you put it on? Just cut thin strips and applied it to the bottom of the top cover?
Cool! Thanks for getting back to me! I think I’m going to give it a try with the new fan. I already put rubber between the mounting plate and the four hex bolts and loostened the screws to let the rubber grommets of the fan not be so smashed, and that seemed to help a great deal. While I can still hear a slight drone sound (only when I put my head over it), it seems to go away when sitting anywhere else. I’ve noticed by putting my hand on top of the case, it makes that sound quieter too which is interesting. I’ll probably end up using some kinf of tape as well on the lid.The fan came with two speed reducers--I used the slowest.
I'd put the tape under the cover before I tried any of the other fixes, because the resonance seemed to come from it. Not sure how necessary it is after the other changes, but it's easier to leave on than to take off. It's just some thick electrical tape I found in my toolbox.
Danny W.
You can also just leave the lid off if you rack mount it.
I found the lid can indeed have some weird vibration and placing my palm on it really stopped it, but otherwise tightening the edges, tape etc didn’t. The placement of my hand also mattered. With the silicon mounting it certainly helped a great deal. Their is like a weird harmonic resonance frequency or something
Anyways, lid off, in the rack, slower rpm fan, problem solved and likely the lid off let’s more heat escape as well, which is probably a good thing for anyone concerned about slower fan speed lol
Same here. It is in a 6 space rack case. But I cant hear it at all.....my III is dead silent....however , my 2018 MacBook Pro’s fan goes apeshit often, and seems to be exacerbated by use of AxeEdit III and/or Logic....
EDIT......I just installed an app called Macs Fan Control that seems to help..I hope I don't fry my laptop.....
My axe 3 fan is inaudible from where I play/stand. I have to put my ear right up against it to hear any of the air moving. My matrix gt1600fx is louder but still inaudible from where I play/stand. I am sensitive to fan noise, I use Noctua fans in my PC at low rpm and have a fan controller because I hate fan noise when the computer is idle. My Axe III is quiet.
Hahahaha nah it's working so is my matrix. they're just quiet and far from me. At least 6 feet. I know a lot people put their units on or in their desks and play near it. For the record my Mesa Mark V fan is the loudest of the bunch but it is not audible from where I stand. It could also be I'm not in a dead quiet treated room.perhaps the fan is faulty?
Hahahaha nah it's working so is my matrix. they're just quiet and far from me. At least 6 feet. I know a lot people put their units on or in their desks and play near it. For the record my Mesa Mark V fan is the loudest of the bunch but it is not audible from where I stand. It could also be I'm not in a dead quiet treated room.
When did you get yours? It was mentioned a couple ofMy axe 3 fan is inaudible from where I play/stand. I have to put my ear right up against it to hear any of the air moving. My matrix gt1600fx is louder but still inaudible from where I play/stand. I am sensitive to fan noise, I use Noctua fans in my PC at low rpm and have a fan controller because I hate fan noise when the computer is idle. My Axe III is quiet.
Yeah, that doesn't sound right. You should probably have support look at that. That would drive me insane.;-)
my III makes a loud drone that I can hear from the next room through a doorway. Much louder than my high-spec PC
About three weeks ago.When did you get yours?
Here's what mine sounds like:
Danny W.